The Waif: A Collection of Poems
by [Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (ed.)]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Poor with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Cambridge [MA]: John Owen. Poor with no dust jacket. 1845. Disbound. Poor. Ex-library. Library stamps and markings. Rebound. This book has old dampstains and mould stains to the margins of most leaves. A reading copy only, not in collectable condition. ; Stated "Fourth Edition" on title page, published in the same year as the first edition. xi, [3], 144 pages. Half-leather binding with patterned paper on boards. Boards detached. Spine missing. Leather rubbed and chipped at corners of boards. Internally good. Some foxing and light staining and fingermarks to leaves. Page dimensions: 177 x 103mm. Early inscription on front fly leaf: "To Fanny on her birth-day October 25th 1858". A collection of poetry, edited by Longfellow. Authors include Robert Browning, Shelley, Henry Vaughan, Robert Herrick, Mrs Hemans, and several selections from the prolific poet Anonymous. ; 12mo .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 11406
- Title
- The Waif: A Collection of Poems
- Author
- [Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (ed.)]
- Format/Binding
- Disbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- John Owen
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge [MA]
- Date Published
- 1845
Terms of Sale
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Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Poor
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- Leaves
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- First Edition
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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